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Linguistics east and west: American Indian, Sino-Tibetan, and Thai : oral history transcript / 1986

by: Li, Fang-kuei, 1902-1987. ive; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office; Online Archive of California; Taylor, George Edward, 1905-; Chan, Ning-Ping; LaPolla, Randy J; Li, Linde

Publication date: c1988

Topics: Zhongguo ke xue yuan, Comparative linguistics -- History, Linguists -- Interviews

Publisher: Berkeley, Calif. ; University of California

Collection: cdl; americana

Digitizing sponsor: MSN

Contributor: University of California Libraries

Language: English

1 v. ([ix], xii, 143 p.) :

7 sound cassettes :

Discusses his childhood and education in China, his university and related education in the United States and Europe, his research in China, involvement with the Chung-kuo ko hsüeh yüan (Academia Sinica), and teaching assignments in the United States. It also includes his recollections of many linguists in China and the West, and a discussion of guiding principles and methodology for historical comparative linguistics. Also included are two essays by Prof. Li's daughter, Lindy Li Mark, concerning her parents' trips to China in 1978 and 1983

Forms part of: China scholars oral history series

Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library

Volume includes index

Addeddate: 2006-09-22 22:28:15

Associated-names: Taylor, George Edward, 1905-; Chan, Ning-Ping; LaPolla, Randy J; Li, Linde; Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office; Online Archive of California

Call number: ucb_banc:GLAD-67479441

Camera: 1Ds

Collection-library: ucb_banc

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